Positron emission tomography in patients with benign essential blepharospasm

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-27

  Esmaeli Gutstein, Bita ^a,b,c   Nahmias, Claude ^a   Thompson, Margo ^a   Kazdan, Martin ^b   Harvey, John ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Box 62 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEIGE DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032955018     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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